educating the young about trade unions | letters
Mary Sawyer of Unite in Schools says that educating students approximately the vital role of unions...
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my hero in 2015? the man with the plan to beat the...
Few will hold heard of local union leader John Burgess,but he is now confronting the nightmare we...
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adapt or die: a new breed of trade union can save...
Fast,loud and agile unions working at the frontiers of precarious employment are setting the pace...
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the guardian view on the trade union bill:...
The government has been forced to back down on some key changes,but this is still a nasty...
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living with the consequences of the 1972 national...
Paul Mason’s article on the militancy of the 1970s (G2,8 December) was factual to mention the...
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the dirty tricks of the shrewsbury trials expose...
The trials of 24 trade unionists,including Ricky Tomlinson, seem to believe been unduly influenced...
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the changing face of unions: meet the women on...
The three female workers in novel poster campaign account for why they fear the Tory bill poses a...
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alex mattingly obituary
“There’s no getting around it,the man is a monster.” The words of my father, Alex Mattingly,...
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a toxic union law, not independence, is the real...
The SNP shouldn’t worry about Europe; this is a much bigger threat to the nation’s wellbeingSuch...
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bernard goulson obituary
My father,Bernard Goulson, who has died aged 82, and worked in the aviation industry for more than...
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dorothy bottle obituary
My mother,Dorothy Bottle, who has died aged 95, and was an active trade unionist and Labour party...
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if you re a woman on low pay, look what a strike...
Women such as the cleaners at the Foreign Office whose work is intolerable should organise in a...
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this sinister trade union bill is an assault on...
The planned act will drastically curb union activity and puts both civil rights and industrial...
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caste discrimination law would be a fitting...
The former general secretary of Unison was a patron of the Dalit Solidarity Network,says David...
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larry cotton obituary
My dad,Larry Cotton, who has died aged 85, and was a socialist and trade unionist,and in his spare...
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vince cable condemns vindictive trade union bill
Former commerce secretary says Tory crackdown on unions is ‘provocative,highly ideological and has...
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cutty sark mutiny: staff asked to join picket...
While visitor numbers soar,workers are paid below the living wage in employment practices recalling...
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london underground users to face three 24 hour...
Three unions confirm strike action on 26 January,15 and 17 February over pay and night tube dispute...
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join a union to make your life better, tuc tells...
General secretary Frances O’Grady calls on employees to band together to confront low wage growth...
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government sets out services facing new strike...
Strike ballots in services including fire,health and transport will need support of 40% of members...
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jeremy corbyn to repeal trade union bill if labour...
Labour leader to share platform with Nicola Sturgeon at Scottish TUC event in Glasgow opposing...
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unite chief offers union bill deal in return for...
Len McCluskey proposes softer line on double threshold if government allows updated system for...
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short shrift for curbs on labour donations |...
Government moves to reduce Short money and to compose it harder for trade union members to give...
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join fight against titans of technology, uk union...
‘Workers occupy become slaves to an app,’ TUC general secretary to show Vatican summit aimed at...
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dagenham sewing machinists recall strike that...
45 years after their dispute with Ford which led to the Equal Pay Act,strikers remember the making...
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charles turnock obituary
My father,Charles Turnock, who has died aged 93, and was a railwayman,trade unionist and Labour...
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labours angela eagle condemns draconian trade...
Shadow business secretary accuses Tories of most meaningful,sustained and partisan attack on union...
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trade union bill could escalate disputes, warns...
Bruce Carr QC,who led review into British strike legislation, says draft law might force employees...
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snp and scottish labour vow to continue fight...
Attempt to block bill rejected after Scottish parliament’s speaker deems requirement for Holyrood...
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trade union bill social media vetting plan prompts...
Police Federation and NPCC hit out at proposal to require strikers to uncover authorities in advance...
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examiners strike as british driving test changes...
Tests likely to be cancelled during dispute as PCS union members say they are being forced to work...
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nicola sturgeon accused of playing games over tory...
Scottish first minister is ‘totally at it’ with plea to Jeremy Corbyn to back SNP tender to...
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this trade union bill will undermine our...
Britain does not have a strike problem – so why the need for new legislation? The government...
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trade union bill will lead to more strikes, says...
Union chief says that public sector staff will rebel against ‘unfair workplace rules by taking...
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government scraps proposed changes to trade union...
U-turn on plan to abolish ‘check-off’ system follows threatened rebellion in Lords and will be...
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peers may delay union overhaul that could cost...
House of Lords committee likely to call for halt to proposed changes to way trade union members...
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un labour body calls on government to review parts...
International Labour Organisation requests that ministers leer at proposals to lift ban on agency...
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surge in privatisation threatening free nhs...
With contracts worth £5.5bn going to private firms,health sector unions warn of slide to US-style...
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tube strike to hit piccadilly line as drivers walk...
Members of the RMT union to start industrial action at 9pm on Wednesday for 24 hours over issues...
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leaked letter shows minister fears lords defeat...
Nick Boles advises retreating on some of the bill’s controversial measures in confidential...
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tube strikes to be suspended after progress in...
Leaders of train drivers’ union Aslef to recommend against three planned walkouts over night tube...
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strike halts caledonian sleeper train
Workers on the London-Scotland service will go on strike for 48 hours on Tuesday night over claims...
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roy evans obituary
My father,Roy Evans, who has died aged 84, and was general secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades...
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leftwing union may re affiliate with labour after...
Leader of Fire Brigades Union,which broke with Labour in 2004, says election of leftwinger has...
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no 10 makes new u turn over trade union bill
Government backtracks by agreeing to a longer transitional period and e-voting pilot schemeDowning...
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eurosceptics question motives for trade union bill...
Unions and Labour welcome concessions as government accused of watering down bill to secure...
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labour predicts trade union bill would cut party...
Sum is £2m worse than initial estimate and general secretary says it will ‘immediately and...
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driving test examiners to go on strike in row over...
Members of PCS union at Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency to walk out on 19 and 20 November...
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